yarn

名词 yarn:

1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
   同义词：narration, recital
2. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
   同义词：thread

动词 yarn:

1. tell or spin a yarn

1. Tell lies! That is, spin a yarn; well I can do that.
   撒谎么！那就是编一个故事嘛，我也能够来一下子。
2. They pitched a yarn about finding the jewels.
   他们编了一个找到宝石的故事。
3. He spun us this unlikely yarn about being trapped for hours in a broken lift.
   他对我们胡诌在坏电梯中困了几个小时。
4. On a typewriter or a printer, a ribbon of woven material, for example, cotton, natural silk, synthetic yarn.
   打字机和打印机上所使用的一种带状编织品，材料为棉花、天然丝、合成纱等。
5. A fabric made of different kinds of thread or yarn.
   混纺织物由不同种类的线或纱制成的织物
6. The beggar spun a long yarn about his misfortunes.
   那个乞丐编造了一大篇自己如何遭遇不幸的故事。
7. We stayed up yarning until midnight.
   我们讲故事一直讲到半夜才睡。

yarn

n.（名词）
A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic material, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.
纺线，纤维线：天然或人工合成材料制成的盘绕成股的连线，如羊毛或尼龙，用于纺织或编织
Informal A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.
【非正式用语】 故事，奇闻漫谈：对真实或虚构的历险记，经常是详尽的长篇叙述；有趣的故事
v.intr.（不及物动词）
yarned,yarn.ing,yarns 【非正式用语】
To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales.
讲故事：讲有趣的故事或连续的故事

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English gearn * see gher…-
源自 古英语 gearn *参见 gher…-